Cane-sling.



(No Model.)

Patented July 22,1902. .1. m. noose.

CANE SLING.

(Application filed Aug. 29, 1901.)

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No. 705,393. Patented July 22, 1902.

J. M.. DODGE.

CANE SLING.

Application filed Aug. 29, 1901.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES M. DODGE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE LINK BELT ENGINEERING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVA- NIA, A CORPORATION .OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIEICATIONTorming part of Letters Patent No. 705,393, dated July 22, 1902. Application filed August 29, 190l- Serial No. 73,728. (No model.)

To all whom it may) concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. DODGE, .a citizen of' the UnitedStates, residing in Philadelphia,Pennsylvan ia, have invented certain Improvements in Cane-Slings, of which the following isa specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means for holding and quickly releasing the sling used in carrying cane, such as sugarcane, from a car to the hopper of. a machine or to a bin. This object Iattain in the manner hereinafter setforth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional view of a car, showing the application of :my improved sling to a bundle of cane. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the sling drawn into position ready to lift the cane from the car. Fig. 3 is a view showing the cane suspended in the sling of the car. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an open hook. Fig. 5;isa view showing a closed hook, and Fig. dis a side view of the sling shown in Fig. 3.

V A is the body of the car on which the cane is loaded. The floor of the car is spaced sufficiently to allow for the passage of the rope or sling under the load of cane, as clearly shown inthe drawings. One or more slings may be used, according to the size of the bundle and the length'of the cane. In Fig. 6 I

have shown five slings attachedto a head; but

I will simply describe my invention in connection with one sling, referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

B is a head carried by a travelver, and from this head the sling is suspended. This head has a block B, in which is an eye 17. Through the eye is passed the end of a rope D, forming one member of the sling. This rope has an eye (Z, through which passes the point e of the hook E. F is a rope forming the other member of the sling and attached at f, directly back'of the point e in the present instance. Theopposite end of this rope is attached to an arms of a shaft 0, having its bearings in the block B. The end of the triprope G is also passed through the eye I) of the block 13 and is connected to the hook E i at g, directly under the throat of. the hook in the present instance, so'that when this rope is pulled it will disengage the hook from the eye d of the rope D, and thus release the sling and allow the bundle of cane to be discharged.

It will be noticed that when the tworopes 'D and F are drawn taut, as in Fig. 2, the rope G is slack, so that the two ropes D and F will be securely connected and hold the bundle of cane while it is being lifted fromthe'car and transportedto the hopper or other point where itiswi'shedto discharge the load; but once the shaft 0 is released and is allowed to rotate so that its arm will assume the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 then the rope Gbecomes taut and the rope F slack, and immediately the hook E will turn and release its hold on the eye of the rope D and allow the bundle of cane to be discharged. Any suitable mechanism may be used for holding and tripping the shaft (3. In Fig. 6 I have shown an arm con'the'shaft O, which isengaged by a bolt I, mounted in bearings on the frame B. This bolt is actuated bya lever I. When the bolt is projected, it engages the arm 0 and holds the shaft 0 from turning; but when retracted by the lever it'releases the arm and allows the shaft to turn and discharge the load. When the ropes are released, they immediatelyhang free of the load and are not caught by the cane and held within the hopper, which is one of the objections to the present cane-slings.

The ropes F and G can be loosely held together by rings 71,, if desired, as shown, or they may be entirely independent.

By lowering the crane-head a sufficient dis tance the rope D can be pushed between the battens of the floor of the car under the en tire load, as indicated in Fig. 1, and connected to the hook at one side of the car, and then the hook is preferably drawn in with the rope, when the crane-head is raised sov that the hook will come under the center of 'the load when it is suspended.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a closed hook' having a body portion to which are pivoted the two parts E E at 6' e respectively, and a projection on the part E enters a recess in the part E The trip-rope Gis connected to the part E, and a spring E tends to keep the parts in the position shown in the drawings. \Vhen it is wished to release the hook, the rope G is drawn, causing the part E to turn on its pivot so that its projection will be clear of the part E and as the rope D is pull ing on the hook of thisportion it will turn and releaseitself,allowingthe bundle of cane to fall. This construction can be used where it is desired to provide a closed hookinstead of the open hook shown in Fig. 1.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a head, a rope attached to said head and having an eye, a shaft on said head, an arm on said shaft, a rope on said arm having a hook at its opposite end arranged to engage with the eye of the other rope, a trip-rope secured to said head and to the hook, said trip-rope being of such a length that it will be slack while the sling is carrying the load, and on the release of the shaft it will be drawn taut so as to trip the hook and release the load, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a head, a series of blocks carried by the head, a shaft, a series of arms on the shaft, a sling-rope attached to each block, and a second sling-rope attached to each arm of the shaft, hooks connecting the sling-ropes, trip ropes hung from the blocks and connected to the hooks, and trip mechanism for the shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony Whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES M. DODGE.

Witnesses:

N. C. PEIRSON, E. FUHR. 

